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which seeks to limit greenhouse gas emissions

and temperature rises to below an additional 2

degrees centigrade (United Nations, n.d.). One

of the significant developments from the

original Rio conference, to Rio +20 is how

business, big and small, are now considered to

be part of the problem, and therefore have to

be part of the solution too. Hence, these

conferences will shine a light on the actions of

all businesses about their behavior, and the

tourism industry will not be exempt from its

need to provide a response.

Meanwhile, the organizations acting on behalf

of the tourism industry are undoubtedly

expansionist in their objectives. The World

Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

campaigns for an increase in the freedom to

travel and to encourage policies that will allow

for the growth of tourism (World Travel &

Tourism Council, 2015).

The World Economic Forum‘s Global Agenda

Council for the Future of Travel and Tourism

has, as one of its two key programs of work,

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